to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
slow to act; slow in starting work
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
war; fighting; fierce competition
rule; reign; government; governing
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
party-internal; within the party
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
several people; a few people
one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
defeat; lost battle; defeated army
remnants of a defeated army
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
course; route; path; process; means
chief; main; principal; important
one's every action; every single move
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)